“patiently”是副词,表示“耐心地;有耐性地;不急躁地”等,常用来描述一个人等待、解释、练习或处理困难时的态度与方式。
/ˈpeɪʃəntli/
She waited patiently for the bus.
她耐心地等公交车。
He listened patiently as she explained the problem in detail, even though he was already tired.
尽管他已经很累了,他仍耐心地听她把问题详细解释完。
“patiently”来自形容词“patient”(有耐心的),再加副词后缀“-ly”构成,表示“以……的方式”。“patient”源自拉丁语 pati(忍受、承受),因此这个词的核心含义与“能承受等待与不适、保持平和”有关。